With Oklahoma running back Adrian Peterson sidelined and
Northern Illinois running back Garrett Wolfe suddenly bottled
up, the competition for the Heisman looks no more interesting than a
race between a Corvette and a guy on a unicycle.

Is there really a serious challenger to Ohio State quarterback Troy Smith? If so, who is it?

If you read between the numbers, maybe you'll find a possibility or
two. And hopefully some other numbers that just might be of interest.

15-443-3

Receptions, yardage and touchdowns for Oklahoma
State wide receiver Adarius Bowman in his first five games
this season

13-300-4

Receptions,
yardage and touchdowns for Bowman last week against Kansas

4

Number of players in the ACC with more receiving yards
this season than Bowman had against the Jayhawks

Winning
percentage of the 14 Division I-A teams that are averaging 90
percent or higher in red zone offense

.357

Winning percentage of the two Big Ten teams
(Illinois and Michigan State) that are averaging 90 percent or higher
in red zone offense

198

Yards below his average per-game rushing total that
Garrett Wolfe was held to by Western Michigan (Wolfe had 25
yards on 18
carries)

4

Freshmen
in NCAA Division I-A history who have surpassed the 1,000-yard
rushing mark in their first seven games (last week P.J. Hill
of
Wisconsin joined Emmitt Smith, Marshall Faulk and Adrian Peterson)